Sir Paul McCartney was horrified when producer SIR George Martin played him a new version of HEY JUDE for their stage collaboration with Cirque du Soleil - because he had jokingly spiced it up with a reggae beat.
The former beatle had been discussing music with Martin for the upcoming show LOVE, which opens next month (JUN06) in Las Vegas.
But after urging the 80-year-old to "take it further out" and get more adventurous, he was shocked by the result - before realising it was just a joke.
Martin says, "For a moment he was horrified."